1935 Riley 12/4 Falcon
No Reserve - Current ownership for over 50 years!

Registration No: BFC 272
Chassis No: 22T1320
MOT: Exempt

• In Riley enthusiast ownership for over five decades!
• Purchased by the vendor as a dismantled restoration project and subsequently fully restored
• Returned to the road in the mid-1980s, and a regular at classic car shows and 1940s events thereafter
• Not used for the last couple of years, and now just in need of light recommissioning

It was the Riley Nine of 1926 that really put Riley on the map. With its 1,100cc twin-camshaft engine, it soon found success in competition, further boosting the order book. New for 1935 was the 12/4 engine. Though it bore many resemblances to existing Riley units, it was an all new design of 1½ litres and could be specified in the Falcon, Merlin, Kestrel, Lynx and new Adelphi models. With a power output of 51bhp, one could expect to reach 50mph in some 17 seconds and achieve a top speed of around 67mph.

Originally registered in Oxford on April 6th, 1935, this delightful 12/4 Falcon presumably saw a fair bit of activity during its first thirty-five years, for it had been stripped and taken completely to pieces by 1972, when it was acquired for restoration by the present owner from one R. L. Hudson of Shrewsbury. The vendor resolutely set about the project, which took some fourteen years to complete, but ‘BFC 272’ did once again return to the road in 1986. In the process, he performed a full overhaul of the engine and mechanicals, while the bodywork was in sound condition, so he just refinished it to make it presentable. In the years since its completion, the Riley has been widely used and enjoyed visiting countless old-car rallies and 1940s festivals, plus all sorts of miscellaneous local journeys.

Having now been off the road for two years, the Riley is offered as a straightforward and worthwhile recommissioning project, with its 1980s restoration still well-preserved, and what is believed to be its original upholstery displaying a most attractive patina. Its history over the last sixty years has been documented, with its file including the V5C, a buff logbook, and lots of M.O.T.s from 1967, 1969, and 1986 to the mid-2010s.

For more information, please contact:
Paul Cheetham
paul.cheetham@handh.co.uk
07538 667452